Creative Loafing Atlanta: Food & Drink

Lunch at Empire State South

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:30:00 -0400

I went to lunch Tuesday at the new Empire State South, the restaurant opened in Midtown by Hugh Acheson, owner-chef of Five & Ten and the National in Athens. Nick Melvin, formerly of Parish, is the day-to-day chef of the restaurant.…

Food Find: Sublime Doughnuts' birthday box

atlonline@cln.com (Jennifer Zyman) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Sublime's doughnut box has become the go-to gift for doughnut-addicted friends by Jennifer Zyman "How are you doing today, beautiful?" asks Kamal Grant, the baseball hat-clad owner and head mad scientist of Sublime Doughnuts. "Good, good," I say, blushing a little at Grant's sweet-talking, which he lays on as thick as his doughnuts' chocolate frosting.…

'Top Chef' D.C, Episode 11: Space... The Delicious Frontier

atlonline@cln.com (Joel Silverman) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:30:59 -0400

Tonight’s Top Chef: D.C. was the last Washington-based episode before the semifinals abroad, so the chefs cooked for the one remaining Washington agency that the show hadn't exploited yet: NASA. (Does NASA even still exist?…

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Fall food festivals get rolling

atlonline@cln.com (Besha Rodell) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:43:45 -0400

It's that time of year, kids. The food festivals have commenced.…
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Playing footsie with big-ass BBQ

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:16:34 -0400

(H/T: Todd Harkleroad)
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This week's feature: Wrecking Bar rising

atlonline@cln.com (Besha Rodell) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:46:24 -0400

Last week, I got to go take a look around the Wrecking Bar, and talk to owner Bob Sandage about his plans for a brewpub in the old mansion. For this week's feature, I talk about the pub, and the massive undertaking of resurrecting the Moreland Ave. landmark.…
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Fried green tomatoes and dirty sunshine

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:30:00 -0400

Kevin Clark, chef and co-owner of Home Grown, shows you how to make fried green tomatoes in the top video. The bottom video features Cornbred Gallery, which is inside the restaurant.…
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The Eternal Rose at The Mansion on Peachtree, Buckhead

atlonline@cln.com (Edward Adams) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400
Created on the hotel's 30th anniversary, the drink pays homage to the Mansion's founder Caroline Rose Hunt. by Edward Adams Maybe you've noticed lately when perusing the specialty drink menus at restaurants and bars that there's a definite trend toward savory and floral inspired libations. The ingredients used to create these concoctions run the gamut from aromatic liqueurs and exotic fruit to muddled herbs and vegetables.…
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Resurrecting the Wrecking Bar

atlonline@cln.com (Besha Rodell) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400
Bob Sandage rehabs Moreland Avenue's historic building with a brewpub in mind by Besha Rodell Watch the Slideshow: Behind the scenes at the Wrecking Pub renovation Bob Sandage stands in the middle of the main floor of the building known as the Wrecking Bar, which he purchased in March of this year.…
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What's southern enough to be filmed?

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:12:42 -0400

The Southern Foodways Alliance asks this question on Facebook:

What's the one dish/ingredient/food event/restaurant/etc. from your home area that you'd like to see in a documentary abt Southern food?

Within 30 minutes, a slew of responses appeared. Check it out if you're on Facebook. It's like an idiosyncratic guide to Southern dining.…
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Today's the day

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:49:56 -0400

It's the day that Hugh Acheson's restaurant, Empire State South, opens. It's at 999 Peachtree St. and open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.…
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Madras Woodlands opens for dinner

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:21:00 -0400

Decatur is the place to head when you're hungry for Indian food. We visited the latest to open there, Madras Woodlands (2201 Lawrenceville Hwy., 404-248-9333), Sunday night.…
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Atlanta Food Events

atlonline@cln.com (Macy Lee) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:11:31 -0400

Chef Julia LeRoy Cooking Demonstration, Tues., Aug. 31, Thurs., Sept. 2: inTown Farmer’s Market provides Georgia’s farmers, merchants and artisans with a new, centrally-located and high-traffic venue. This week’s featured chef will be offering a cooking demonstration as well as samples.…
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'The bold and beefy are those who believe in their burgers'

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:44:52 -0400

Four hours of intense gluttony are scheduled here Saturday, Oct. 2. That's the day the possibly epic Battle of the Burgers will be held at John Howell Park in Virginia-Highland.…
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Merguez at Anis

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:30:00 -0400

I lunched at Anis Friday, as I often do with friends. This week's meal was merguez, the spicy North African sausage favored by the French.…
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A visit to Ca Dao

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:35:12 -0400

I was all alone on Friday evening and, as usual when that's the case, I headed out Buford Highway to see what might be new. I landed at Ca Dao (4166 Buford Hwy., 404-982-0700), a Vietnamese restaurant in the location of the very short-lived but very well reviewed Bamboo Grill and Hot Pot.…
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Weekend Atlanta food events, Aug. 27-30

atlonline@cln.com (Besha Rodell) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:49:39 -0400

Cypress Street Pint & Plate and 3rd Annual Pig Roast, Sat., Aug. 28: All night event
featuring $4 Sweetwater drafts and free roasted pig. 2 p.m.-7 p.m., 817 Peachtree St.
www.cypressbar.com.…
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Neighborhood noshing

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400
Visits to Isabella's Cafe and Sun in My Belly by Cliff Bostock I'm confused. Yeah, I know that's nothing new.…
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South's best chefs to cook for you here

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:46:00 -0400

Here's an amazing event that should appeal to any fan of Southern cooking. Clifford Harrison and Anne Quatrano — owners of Bacchanalia, Floataway, Abattoir and Quinones — will host a dinner Sunday, Oct. 31, to benefit the James Beard Foundation's scholarship fund.…
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Eat so that others won't go hungry

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:39:38 -0400

Mark your foodie calendar. Inman Park Restaurant week is scheduled Monday-Sunday, Sept 20-26.…
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Vegetarian agrees to cat murder

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:22:10 -0400

(Hat tip: Brad Lapin)
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Readers tell all

atlonline@cln.com (Cliff Bostock) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:00:00 -0400

This is from a reader and sounds very cool:

P'Cheen has a new "Just Trust Us" item on their starters menu. The chefs create a totally random dish on the spot, and they say they never do the same thing twice.…
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This week's features: Super Pan, lamb kabobs, plus building your booze budget

atlonline@cln.com (Besha Rodell) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:59:18 -0400

In this week's Ethnic.City, Jennifer visits Super Pan, Hector Santiago's new sandwich shop under his flagship restaurant Pura Vida. There's also a lively debate going on in the comments section over the cost and value of quality food.…
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Food find: Mohammed�s special lamb kabobs

atlonline@cln.com (Jennifer Zyman) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400
by Jennifer Zyman Preparing ground meat kabobs isn't as easy as it seems. They're inevitably too crumbly, too bland, or just won't stay on the skewer no matter how much you manhandle the meat.…
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‘Top Chef: D.C.’, Episode 11: It's 1, 2, 3 Strikes You're Out At The Old Ball Game

atlonline@cln.com (Joel Silverman) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:19:53 -0400

Stretching the Americana theme ever-thinner, Top Chef D.C. now brings together America’s two most famous past-times: baseball and gorging to the point of obesity.
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